Similarities Between The Stranger And Chronicle Of A Death Foretold

The Magistrate’s crucifix in The Stranger by Albert Camus and the comparisons Santiago Nasar to Jesus and the priest in The Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez are religious instances used to highlight the inability of the protagonists, Meursault and Santiago, to conform with society. In these novels, religion is a major theme, in The Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Christianity is the practiced by the people in the town, the norms of their society were based around their religion. In The Stranger, the major religion was also Christianity, although Islam was also prominent, as a result most people lived their lives based on the principles of their religion. The literary device of religious imagery ties in with some of the recurrent themes of both novels, it provides crucial character and plot development, and affects societies perception of the protagonist.
Throughout the novel, there are multiple parallels between Santiago Nasar and Jesus Christ. This creates juxtaposition between the two men, which his highlighted through parallels, similarities and coincidences. This gives the death of Santiago Nasar more meaning, as it can be …show more content…
Likewise, Jesus was a man of purity, Jesus was unable to conform with society because he had his own set of beliefs and actions, similarly Santiago allegedly took Angela’s virginity, a crime the some of the town believed could not go unpunished. Jesus never committed a crime to begin with, therefore he was never proven guilty before sentenced, just as Santiago was never proven guilty. Santiago is compared to Jesus to highlight his inability to conform with society despite his